'Justified' - 'Fire in the Hole' Recap (Series Premiere)

Here at TV Squad HQ, no one really jumped at the chance to review the premiere of 'Justified,' and that's not meant to belittle or embarrass any of the writers (except for one, you know who you are and my mother still hasn't forgiven you). We're a busy bunch.

That's why I feel so very fortunate that I got to watch it because it's one damn fine hour of kick-ass television and it's well on it's way to be one of the best hours of the year so far.

First off, it's a perfect fit for FX, a network that loves testosterone-fueled dramas with deep emotional cores. That just about describes the entire body of Elmore Leonard's work, the novelist whose short story "Fire in the Hole" serves as the inspiration for the show. It's a wonder FX hasn't tried to turn one of his large and eclectic works of crime fiction into a series until now. 'Maximum Bob' would have worked a hell of a lot better on FX than it ever did on ABC.